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Major Donor Manager - Transform Lives at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join us at St Martin-in-the-Fields as our new Major Donor Manager and help shape the future of one of London's most iconic landmarks.

Salary: £45,000-£52,000 per annum

Location: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London

Working pattern: Flexible (35 hours per week) with hybrid working (60% home, 40% office)

Why join us as Major Donor Manager?

• Be part of our exciting £30 million "Yes Campaign" to secure St Martin's future
• Drive innovation in homelessness support, music, and cultural programmes
• Develop your career in a supportive, compassionate environment
• Enjoy excellent benefits, including private health insurance and a workplace pension

What you'll do as Major Donor Manager:

• Lead our ambitious Major Donor programme, securing five and six-figure gifts
• Cultivate meaningful relationships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals
• Manage and mentor our experienced Development Manager
• Create innovative fundraising strategies to support our vital mission

Who are we looking for? We're seeking an established Major Donor Manager with:

• A strong record of securing significant gifts
• Excellent relationship-building skills at senior levels
• Experience using CRM systems like Donorfy or Spektrix
• The ability to inspire and engage donors with our vision

What's it like working at St Martin-in-the-Fields? At St Martin's, you'll be at the heart of London, working in a diverse and vibrant community. Our team is committed to putting supporters and donors at the centre of everything we do.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Contribute to programmes that help vulnerable people in our community
• Be part of a progressive, inclusive environment that celebrates individuality
• Enjoy perks like free tea and coffee, discounts in our Café and Shop, and concert concessions

Our vision: St Martin-in-the-Fields is more than just a building - we're a centre of ideas and vibrant communities. Our mission is to welcome people from all walks of life, especially those on the very edge of society. By joining us as Major Donor Manager, you'll play a crucial role in securing the funds needed to maintain our historic building and support innovative programmes that make a real difference.

Ready to make your mark? Apply now! To apply, please email your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you're perfect for this role to [email protected].

St Martin's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and appoint based on merit.

Join us as Major Donor Manager and help write the next chapter in St Martin's rich history of innovation and community support!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are looking for an exceptional project manager to join our Skills and Engagement Team and lead on the development and delivery of the UK’s biggest children’s summer reading programme, the Summer Reading Challenge.

Demonstrable experience of delivering complex and/or national programmes with multiple stakeholders is essential, as well as experience of adapting and developing programmes to meet changing audience needs.

We are actively recruiting for an interim Senior People Advisor to work with one of our clients in the cultural sector, to cover a period of sabbatical. In this busy and active role, you will be responsible for the effective day to day delivery of people management services and activities for the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, pre-boarding, on-boarding, life events, employee relations and performance management, through the timely provision of HR advice and support.

As a member of our dynamic and supportive People team, you will ensure that line managers and staff have advice on best practice in line with our policies and procedures. Key to the role is working in a people-centric way and providing a responsive solutions-focussed approach to resolving issues and queries and adapting to the needs of the teams, whilst building trusted working relationships and demonstrating a strong understanding of your client group.

Main Responsibilities include :

• Be a first point of contact for senior and line managers and build understanding of the operations and teams, along with work stream strategies and priorities and how these feed into delivering on our mission, vision and values.
• Provide impactful advice and solutions in line with our policies and procedures on all aspects of HR including resourcing, change management, reward, learning & development and employee relations.
• Establish professional working relationships with key stakeholders including Directors, managers, union colleagues, peers and others as appropriate.
• Provide guidance on all touchpoints of the employee lifecycle to ensure streamlined, smooth and engaging employee experience.

If you would like to know more please get in touch ASAP, this role is for a September start.

The Tramway Museum Society is looking for a strong, resilient and inspiring person to deliver our long-term vision and secure the future of our Museum for future generations. You will work closely with our Board of Directors, and lead and work with our Senior Management Team to achieve the very best outcomes for the Society, our members and our audiences.

Commercial acumen will be essential, as will the ability to work with a wide range of people including both paid and volunteer staff. You will need to understand and respect the membership structure of the Society and the benefits of that structure.

The new Chief Executive Officer and Museum Director must be able to work on site at the Museum for the majority of the time and have a very visible presence to our volunteers, staff and visitors.

A London-based Museum is seeking a Head of Finance to oversee the running of the finance directorate. This is a key role in the Museum, leading the finances from all aspects including budgeting and financial planning, oversight of day to day financial operations, and year end processes. The role is available owing to an internal secondment and therefore is offered on an 18 - 24 month duration. Candidates interested in part or full-time working options (equivalent to 4 days a week or more) are encouraged to apply. 

• Leading on in-year and multi-year budgeting and forecasting for the Museum 
• Overseeing the year-end accounts including being the main point of contact for external auditors
• Managing a team of 10 accountants with oversight of the finance business partnering and financial reporting and transactions teams. Mentoring and developing direct and indirect reports and ensuring staff development plans are in place. 
• Preparation and presentation of key monthly and quarterly financial reports to Directors, SMT and Trustees 
• Act as the go-to finance business partner for key C-Suite stakeholders within the charity. 

What’s in it for you?

• Salary of c. £75,000 (DOE) 
• Hybrid working of 2-3 days per week in the office
• Employer pension contribution of up to 10%
• Unlimited free tickets to the Museum’s events and exhibitions
• This role can be offered on a full or part-time basis. Candidates with flexible or part-time working requirements are encouraged to apply to find out more. 

Your profile:

• You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) with strong experience of both financial reporting and overseeing budget setting processes.
• You will have experience of managing staff and helping to develop and mentor teams of a medium to larger size. 

Ivy Rock Partners is pleased to be assisting a London-based Museum in their search for a permanent Finance Business Partner. This is a brilliant opportunity for experienced Finance Business Partners to manage the budgets and reporting for large multi-million-pound estate projects and to work constructively with budget holders.

This is an exciting role at a time of major investment and transformation for the Museum. As Finance Business Partner for Capital and Estates, you will be leading on budget preparation and reforecasting for key multi-year regeneration projects. Working closely with senior budget-holders, you will produce relevant senior management information and analysis to support key decision making for important capital programmes.

A summary of duties is as follows:

• Leading on the production of the monthly management accounts pack for the capital and estates directorate

• Providing relevant financial analysis and summaries as part of the management accounts pack to ensure decision makers are kept informed

• Support budget holders to produce accurate and reasonable budgets for their directorates

• Leading on budgeting and forecasting processes for the capital and estates projects

• Produce and update relevant financial models and cashflows

You will be:

· Experienced in business partnering with a variety of non-finance stakeholders

· Experienced in producing management reports and helping to prepare budgets

· You may be fully qualified or actively studying for a formal qualification (CCAB qualified or equivalent). You must be at least part qualified.

What to expect:

· Salary: £51,500 per annum

· Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)

· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

· Employer pension contribution up to 10%

Why work here:

· The opportunity to join a brilliant finance team.

· An excellent opportunity to work with a wide variety of stakeholders.

· The opportunity to work amongst amazing artists and within beautiful sites.

For more information about this role or a private and confidential chat, please contact Ryan Sheehan at Ivy Rock Partners.